I feel like showing off for dinner. Between the two they could probably do some rather flashy prep. Maybe break out the chibi squad for waitress duty?
You do realize that this means we'll have to face Chibizusa at some point?

Nobody can handle the pure cute of Chibi Kazumi. Our only counter would be Mutually Assured Diabetes by calling up a Chibi Nagisa.
 
Apparently we're a massive hypocrite.
In case people need a reminder. ;)
Two minutes later, she apparently startles awake, and bustles back into the kitchen, this time looking considerably more alert. "Ah, Sabrina? You shouldn't..."

"No, it's alright," you say, busily mixing the batter. From the flour and butter and various other ingredients strewn around, it seems that Mami had been making pancakes. There's also a ricecooker, already out and running, presumably to prepare lunch.

"I'm the host here," the blonde counters, moving around you to grab the frying pan in preparation.

"It's the least I can do, after all, you're providing me lodging," you return, conceding the pancake batter to Mami, since she's already holding the pan and brandishing the spatula. Instead, you move over to check the rice.

"But you're helping me with the Witch hunting, and Soul Gem cleansing, too," Mami says, now expertly flipping the pancakes.

You decide not to answer that, and instead divert it with, "Hey, where do you keep the sesame seeds?"

Mami shakes her head lightly, but answers you anyway. "Uh, on your left... no, up one drawe- That one, yes."

With two people working together, breakfast, and lunch, doesn't take long to prepare. You both sit down in front of a gently steaming stack of pancakes, and you slide a lunchbox over to Mami.


Firn didn't want to go through and list all the songs that they sang, simply because it'd be a pain to manage.

EDIT: Also, Miki-el is trolling us, isn't she? Or trying to goad us into having a privacy-screened conversation? Something.
If that's the case, she very much in-character shot herself on the foot by making it seem she was too overburdened to have that very private conversation we were planning to have. :p

I appreciate Kazumi very subtle noticing that Sabrina doesn't notice the guest room.
This typo confused me for a while.
 
Clearly Homura was busy with other things.
Timestop, man. Timestop.

"A bullet for you, a bullet for you, a bullet for everybody! Oh, and it looks like Sayaka needs a Grief Seed. Coming right up!"

Facing a serious Homura in combat is fucking terrifying. Barring truly extraordinary circumstances, there isn't even a fight. You're dead before you know it.

For all that we joke about not going to Asunaro because it's a crazy, crazy place, MItakihara is undoubtedly worse:

1) There's a girl there who can yank your Soul Gem from you--and just break it if she wants--from 100 meters away, without even looking or having a line of sight on you. She can draw the Grief from the Grief Seeds in your pocket to ensnare you, maim you, or dice you into a hundred pieces. Oh, and she can flood your Soul Gem with Grief to insta-Witch you. She can also fly, encase herself in practically invulnerable armor, and shoot lasers out of tiny marbles of Grief powerful enough to melt cars.

2) There's a girl there who can stop time, has a pocket dimension, has an arsenal of guns and explosives, and is utterly ruthless. She isn't limited to eight or so seconds of timestop, either. She's scarier than Dio.

3) There's a girl there who can see the future. She knows how to make bombs. She's partnered with a girl with versatile, powerful antimagic projection capability.

4) There's a girl with incredible levels of skill, versatility, and a good heaping of experience. She makes guns out of ribbons.

5) There's a girl there who can copy virtually any power with a touch, and has an entire arsenal of copied powers to choose from at any time.

6) There's a mega-Witch coming to wreck the place soon.

7) There's a girl there with absolutely ludicrous amounts of Potential.

8) There's some kind of ontological entity around that takes whatever opportunities it can get to fuck things up, and it leaves a calling card of a long, black feather. It apparently can't be seen, felt, or touched, but it can control Witches.

9) It's about to be flooded with desperate MG immigrants/refugees.

Asunaro ain't got shit on Mitakihara.
 
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I feel like we might have cheated by chosing a song with only four lyrics...
 
RE: The giving Mami rent thing

I know I said we already pay rent with psychological stability and hugs but I'm not opposed to promising Mami a shiny new Australia either. :V

This is a joke. Democracy > Dictatorship.
 
I think... I think actually, let's hit some serious points over dinner.

[X] Over dinner...
-[X] Make indirect inquiry towards Hijiri Kanna's existence, via asking about the Pleiades' backstory and moving from there.
-[X] talk about our situation in general? we're doing great, WPN is a thing but we're probably fine with just the team
-[X] We're very much interested in a general open alliance with the Pleiades. Nobody fucks with Mami's friends without fucking with us, too.
[X] Witch Hunt
-[X] Let Sayaka show off some! She seems to have improved a lot lately.
--[X] Not too much though, everyone gets a turn to share in the asskicking.
-[X] Clear the seed and give it to Kazumi. Homura and Sayaka have one each, Mami and we don't need them, and they probably won't be seeing the one Niko has for a while, so...
 
1) There's a girl there who can yank your Soul Gem from you--and just break it if she wants--from 100 meters away, without even looking or having a line of sight on you. She can draw the Grief from the Grief Seeds in your pocket to ensnare you, maim you, or dice you into a hundred pieces. Oh, and she can flood your Soul Gem with Grief to insta-Witch you. She can also fly, encase herself in practically invulnerable armor, and shoot lasers out of tiny marbles of Grief powerful enough to melt cars.

Everytime Sabrina even thinks about this, she's ready to puke her own guts out. I'm convinced actually doing this would be a fundamental rejection of what Sabrina wished for and break her power the way Oriko and Kyouko's are.
 
Giving a second seed to Kazumi seems smart since they're a big group, allows them to cleanse even if they're split into two groups hunting witches at separate corners of the city.

At some point we should try and save one though. I'd like a clear seed on hand as a bargaining tool in case something comes up without having to give away our long term monitoring project - Hildegarde.
 
Everytime Sabrina even thinks about this, she's ready to puke her own guts out. I'm convinced actually doing this would be a fundamental rejection of what Sabrina wished for and break her power the way Oriko and Kyouko's are.

Don't feed the gremlins.

Giving a second seed to Kazumi seems smart since they're a big group, allows them to cleanse even if they're split into two groups hunting witches at separate corners of the city.

At some point we should try and save one though. I'd like a clear seed on hand as a bargaining tool in case something comes up without having to give away our long term monitoring project - Hildegarde.

My big suspicion is that giving them the second one will mean they still have it after Kanna steals the first one, lol.
 
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I know I said we already pay rent with psychological stability and hugs but I'm not opposed to promising Mami a shiny new Australia either. :V

"A police force," Homura says.

"And that is gonna be an organisational nightmare," you say with a wince.

Mami giggles, laughter tinkling in your mind. "Put Sayaka in charge of it," she suggests. "I think she'd enjoy that."

"Nah, nah, I'll put you in charge of it," you say, grinning at her. "Sayaka will be the bright-eyed newbie, while Homura is the cynical veteran." You slant a grin back at Homura, who rolls her eyes.

"And what about you?" Homura asks.

"I'll be the mysterious hero who drops in every now and then to bail people out," you say, nodding.

Mami's giggles fill your mind, silvery and light.

"A police force," you muse as you skim past downtown Mitakihara, reflected in the glass of the buildings. "One step from there to Empress Sabrina?"

"You'd make a terrible Empress," Homura says, voice flat.

"Hey!" you complain. "Well fine, let's give the job to Mami or someone. Madoka, maybe."
 
I think... I think actually, let's hit some serious points over dinner.

[X] Over dinner...
-[X] Make indirect inquiry towards Hijiri Kanna's existence, via asking about the Pleiades' backstory and moving from there.
-[X] talk about our situation in general? we're doing great, WPN is a thing but we're probably fine with just the team
-[X] We're very much interested in a general open alliance with the Pleiades. Nobody fucks with Mami's friends without fucking with us, too.
[X] Witch Hunt
-[X] Let Sayaka show off some! She seems to have improved a lot lately.
--[X] Not too much though, everyone gets a turn to share in the asskicking.
-[X] Clear the seed and give it to Kazumi. Homura and Sayaka have one each, Mami and we don't need them, and they probably won't be seeing the one Niko has for a while, so...

Kaiz balance your dinner talk please. Too many serious talks. Sprinkle light hearted stuff too. I'd drop walpurgis for now. It colors the whole conversation. Also mutual sharing of back stories if we're going that route. I'm not sure inquiring about Hijiri like this is strictly necessary. We'll be going back to Asunaro after the Pleides stay for a bit.
 
Kaiz balance your dinner talk please. Too many serious talks. Sprinkle light hearted stuff too. I'd drop walpurgis for now. It colors the whole conversation. Also mutual sharing of back stories if we're going that route. I'm not sure inquiring about Hijiri like this is strictly necessary. We'll be going back to Asunaro after the Pleides stay for a bit.

We want to hit WPN with them at some point. The Kanna stuff is unnecessary. If we'd rather do the WPN later (which, if we're gonna be alone with them at some point, that'd be good) then...

I was actual counting on mutual background already. We just don't have much of one. WPN is actually a big part of ours tbh,,for now anyway.

[X] Over dinner...
-[X] Share backgrounds? Chat?
[X] Witch Hunt
-[X] Let Sayaka show off some! She seems to have improved a lot lately.
--[X] Not too much though, everyone gets a turn to share in the asskicking.
-[X] Clear the seed and give it to Kazumi. Homura and Sayaka have one each, Mami and we don't need them, and they probably won't be seeing the one Niko has for a while, so...

I'm looking to minimize the number of people present for talking about WPN. Just Mami is pretty good. If we'll be alone with them later then that's better, though.

Also we have to hit WPN before talking about alliances or guarantees or anything. Makes us look evil if we go the other way around.
 
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Hmm. Also urgh... Mami's background is a rather unhappy one. Put in a stipulation of 'only if your comfortable sharing'?
Adhoc vote count started by Firnagzen on Sep 11, 2017 at 4:14 AM, finished with 124159 posts and 10 votes.

  • [X] Use Chibis to set the table.
    -[X] See if Kazumi can make her own.
    [X] Keep chat light during dinner.
    -[X] Can Niko be your Science Buddy?
    [X] If you have a few idle minutes at any point, ask Mami to try extending your range with her ribbons.
    [X] Witch Hunt
    -[X] Ask Sayaka if she feels confident in her Clone Power to scout ahead. That should become standard practice, to be honest.
    -[X] Play support and battlefield control. Pay attention to the Pleiades' styles.
    -[X] Clear the Seed and give it to the Pleiades.
    [X] Use Chibis to set the table.
    -[X] See if Kazumi can make her own.
    [X] Keep chat light during dinner.
    -[X] Share your vague plans for world-wide Grief cleansing with everyone.
    [X] If you have a few idle minutes at any point, ask Mami to try extending your range with her ribbons.
    [X] Witch Hunt
    -[X] Ask Sayaka if she feels confident in her Clone Power to scout ahead. That should become standard practice, to be honest.
    -[X] Play support and battlefield control. Pay attention to the Pleiades' styles.
    -[X] Clear the Seed and give it to the Pleiades.
    [X] Over dinner...
    -[X] Chat.
    [X] Witch Hunt
    -[X] Let Sayaka show off some! She seems to have improved a lot lately.
    --[X] Not too much though, everyone gets a turn to share in the asskicking.
    -[X] Clear the seed and give it to Kazumi. Homura and Sayaka have one each, Mami and we don't need them, and they probably won't be seeing the one Niko has for a while, so...
    [X] Dinner
    - [X] Broach discussion about SCIENCE!
    - [X] Failing interest in that topic, give people a chance to talk about their interests.
    [X] Witch Hunt
    - [X] Make sure everyone knows what to expect from everyone during the hunt.
    - [X] Ask Sayaka if she feels confident in her Clone Power to scout ahead.
    - [X] Play support. With so many girls you won't be as needed on the front lines but there's more room for error. Do your part by helping look after people.
    - [X]Use the opportunity to put your nanoparticle utility fog through the ropes.
    [X] Make sure you have a moment after the hunt to talk to Sayaka in private.
 
Hmm. Also urgh... Mami's background is a rather unhappy one. Put in a stipulation of 'only if your comfortable sharing'?

We might be able to get around that due to the fact that the Kazumi crew should already be aware of Mami's background from Kazumi.
 
Hmm. Also urgh... Mami's background is a rather unhappy one. Put in a stipulation of 'only if your comfortable sharing'?

I didn't even think about that, I was thinking more about recent events / teams / etc since Mami + Kazumi should already have some details on each other.

Meh, fuck this part of the vote then.

[X] Over dinner...
-[X] Chat.
[X] Witch Hunt
-[X] Let Sayaka show off some! She seems to have improved a lot lately.
--[X] Not too much though, everyone gets a turn to share in the asskicking.
-[X] Clear the seed and give it to Kazumi. Homura and Sayaka have one each, Mami and we don't need them, and they probably won't be seeing the one Niko has for a while, so...
 
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